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Paoli Dam is not only an household name in the Bengali film industry, she has also made a mark for herself in Bollywood. Speaking at the India Today Conclave East 2017 , Paoli said that she never planned on entering showbiz.

"I can't say it's a dream come true for me, because becoming an actor was never in my dreams. I come from a family where people are into academics. My mother and father were keen that I do something creative," she said, crediting them for pushing her into acting.

Paoli entered Bollywood with Hate Story (2012), but has made a conscious decision to stay away from its sequels. She revealed that after she did the erotic thriller, she was stereotyped and offered only bold films. "I was also offered Julie 2, but I didn't do it," she said.

During the promotions of Hate Story, Paoli's interviews centred around her intimate scenes (she prefers if you call them "bed scenes") in the film. The media wanted to know if she was comfortable, how she rehearsed, if she checked the monitors after scene etc. "I didn't know what to answer. A scene is a scene," she said.

"It's the worst thing to happen to an actor, to be asked such questions," Paoli said about doing "bed scenes". "Why are they asking these questions to an actor? An actor doesn't do that, it's the character," she added.